Initial river test of a monostatic RiverSonde streamflow measurement system

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Edited by: Rizoli J.A.

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted on May 7-8, 2002 using a CODAR RiverSonde UHF radar system at Vernalis, California on the San Joaquin River. The monostatic radar configuration on one bank of the river, with the antennas looking both upriver and downriver, provided very high-quality data. Estimates of both along-river and cross-river surface current were generated using several models, including one based on normal-mode analysis. Along-river surface velocities ranged from about 0.6 m/s at the river banks to about 1.0 m/s near the middle of the river. Average cross-river surface velocities were 0.02 m/s or less.

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Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title Initial river test of a monostatic RiverSonde streamflow measurement system
DOI 10.1109/CCM.2003.1194281
Year Published 2003
Language English
Description 5 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Conference publication
Larger Work Title Proceedings of the IEEE Working Conference on Current Measurement
First page 46
Last page 50
Conference Title Proceedings of the IEEE Seventh Working Conference on Current Measurement; Current and Wave Monitoring and Emerging Technologies
Conference Location San Diego, California, United States
Conference Date March 13-15, 2003
Country United States
State California
City Vernalis
Other Geospatial San Joaquin River
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